Table 2.

Key suicide-related characteristics of Quebec’s 15 health regions with a population of at least 50,000 individuals [32-35].

Health regiona	Primary care physician ratio per 1000, 2019 to 2020b	Suicide rate per 100,000 (age-adjustedc), average of the years 2016 to 2019	Male suicide rate per 100,000 (age-adjustedc), average of the years 2016 to 2019	Female suicide rate per 100,000 (age-adjustedc), average of the years 2016 to 2019	ERd visits for suicide attempt rate per 100,000 (age-adjustedc), average of the years 2016 to 2019
Bas-Saint-Laurent	0.85	14.1	22.6	5.7	27.4
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean	0.82	15.7	25.5	5.6	36.7
Capitale-Nationale	0.83	13.7	20.7	6.7	75.1
Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec	0.73	15.1	22.6	7.5	12.9
Estrie	0.78	14.4	21.9	7.0	56.9
Montréal	0.76	10.0	14.3	5.9	42.3
Outaouaise	0.72	15.5	24.9	6.4	46.8
Abitibi-Témiscamingue	0.78	21.8	29.2	14.3	63.8
Côte-Nord	0.73	17.4	26.7	7.9	81.5
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine	1.14	19.0	29.3	8.7	33.7
Chaudière-Appalaches	0.71	17.2	25.3	8.8	31.0
Laval	0.71	7.8	12.6	3.3	46.5
Lanaudière	0.65	13.1	22.2	4.0	30.9
Laurentides	0.65	15.2	23.9	6.5	34.8
Montérégie	0.63	11.7	17.6	5.9	102.7

^aThe regions are ordered by official region numbers.

^bThe financial year starts on April 1 and ends on March 31.

^cDue to discrepancies between data sources, population structure for age adjustment uses 2011 data for suicide rates and 2016 data for emergency room visits. We will ensure a uniform age adjustment methodology when reporting study results.

^dER: emergency room.

^eItalics indicate the implementation site.